Verb

(revis)

(obsolete) To look at again, to reflect on.

To review, alter and amend, especially of written material.

This statute should be revised .

* 1951', , ''Preface to the '''Revised Edition'', ''The Holy Quran: English Translation and Commentary , 2011, unnumbered page,

There has been a demand for a revised edition of my English Translation and Commentary of the Holy Qur?an since the end of the Second World War.

* 1983', Willard Scott Thompson, ''Chapter 1: The Third World Revisited'', Willard Scott Thompson (editor), ''The Third World: Premises of U.S. Policy'', ' Revised edition, page 15,

The chapter that deals specifically with singular examples is Daniel Pipes? revised study of the Third World peoples of Soviet Central Asia.

* 2008 , Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams. The Craft of Research , 3rd edition, University of Chicago Press, page 203,

The best writers know better. They write a first draft not to show readers, but to discover what case they can make for their point and whether it stands up to their own scrutiny. Then they revise' and ' revise until they think their readers will think so too.

(UK, Australia, New Zealand) To look over again (something previously written or learned), especially in preparation for an examination.

I should be revising for my exam in a few days.

* 1957 , Clifford Thomas Morgan, James Deese, How to Study , McGraw-Hill, page 16,

In revising your notes, you can also reorganize them so that they are more legible, better arranged, and in a more useful condition for subsequent reviews.

* 2003 , Stuart Redman, English Vocabulary in Use: Pre-Intermediate & Intermediate , 2nd edition, Cambridge University Press, page 5,

4 Is it necessary to revise vocabulary (= study it again for a second or third time)?

5 Is it better to revise' vocabulary occasionally for long periods of time, or is it better to ' revise regularly for short periods of time?

* 2008', Tom Burns, Sandra Sinfield, ''Chapter 19: How to build your memory and '''revise effectively'', ''Essential Study Skills: The Complete Guide to Success at University , SAGE Publications, UK, page 273.

Verb

(en verb)

(label) To think about seriously.

* (John Milton) (1608-1674)

Thenceforth to speculations high or deep / I turned my thoughts, and with capacious mind / Considered all things visible.

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(label) To think of doing.

(label) To assign some quality to.

* (1800-1859)

Considered as plays, his works are absurd.

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* {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers), title=(A Cuckoo in the Nest)

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(label) To look at attentively.

* Bible, (w) xxxi. 16

She considereth a field, and buyeth it.

(label) To take up as an example.

* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-14, author= Sam Leith

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To debate or dispose of a motion.

To have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay due attention to; to respect.

* (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)

Consider , sir, the chance of war: the day / Was yours by accident.

* (1628–1699)

England could grow into a posture of being more united at home, and more considered abroad.